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| At least 4 injured in explosion at police workshop in Turkish city of Diyarbakir (VIDEO, PHOTOS) | |
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| Locals have reported a blast in the Turkish city of Diyarbakir and shared pictures of large plumes of gray smoke. It’s understood the blast happened in a repairs workshop of a police building. | Locals have reported a blast in the Turkish city of Diyarbakir and shared pictures of large plumes of gray smoke. It’s understood the blast happened in a repairs workshop of a police building. |
| At least four people were injured, one seriously, in the Tuesday morning explosion and ambulances were seen rushing to the scene, according to Reuters who cited “security sources.” | At least four people were injured, one seriously, in the Tuesday morning explosion and ambulances were seen rushing to the scene, according to Reuters who cited “security sources.” |
| The cause of the blast, which occurred in the largely-Kurdish city’s residential district of Balgar, appears to be a result of mechanical work being carried out in a police workshop near the Police Department’s HQ, according to Turkey’s Interior Minister, reports Reuters citing CNN Turk. | |
| Photos from the scene show emergency workers wading through the vast amount of rubble in search of possible trapped persons. | |
| Security footage shared online shows the moment of the explosion. | |
| Police have also issued a warning to those in the vicinity of the explosions to keep all windows and doors shut due to a potential gas leak as a result of the blast, according to local media. |